Man who served sentence for fatal hit-and-run after 15 pints has driving licence restored

The victim had got hypothermia when he was left unconscious on the road and died from his injuries in Beaumont Hospital seven months after the incident

At a hearing in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Thursday, Judge Martin Nolan ruled that Keane could have his driving licence back as he had completed the required two-thirds of his prison sentence. File picture

A court has ruled that a man who served his sentence for dangerous driving causing the death of a pedestrian can have his driving licence restored.

Callum Grimes suffered catastrophic brain injuries when he was knocked down at Loughshinny, Skerries, Co Dublin, in the early hours of December 27, 2016. He was found unconscious by a delivery man the following morning and died from his injuries in Beaumont Hospital seven months later in July 2017.